Rock review: Todd Rundgren, Aren

Sunday 14 September 2008 12.38 EDT
First published on Sunday 14 September 2008 12.38 EDT

Inside another in a long line of awful sleeves lies another paradoxical Rundgren album. Musically impeccable homages to the macho styles of ZZ Top and AC/DC and one blistering Hendrixy blues frame lyrics about how men tend to screw everything up. Ever the contrarian, our Todd.